Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GH20NS optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG GSA-E60LS optical disc drive

34specifications compared
8differ
26identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GH20NS optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:No
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- GH20NS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:10x
DVD-RAM read speed
- GH20NS optical disc drive Internal Black:5x
- GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:12x
DVD-RW read speed
- GH20NS optical disc drive Internal Black:13x
- GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- GH20NS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:10x
DVD+RW read speed
- GH20NS optical disc drive Internal Black:13x
- GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:12x
Weight
- GH20NS optical disc drive Internal Black:780 g
- GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:1.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GH20NS optical disc drive Internal Black:146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
- GSA-E60LS optical disc drive:160 x 50 x 230 mm

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Comparison of GH20NS, GSA-E60LS
50 specifications	A LG GH20NS optical disc drive Internal Black Model GH20NS View product	B LG GSA-E60LS optical disc drive Model GSA-E60LS View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	10x	10x
DVD+R write speed	20x	20x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	10x	10x
DVD-R write speed	20x	20x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	10x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	13x	16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	10x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	13x	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	175 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)	Yes	Yes
Layer Jump RecordingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writing	Yes	Yes
Random write	Yes	Yes
Sequential writing	Yes	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)	Yes	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)	Yes	Yes
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	780 g	1.5 kg
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	+12V / +5V DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 41.3 x 165 mm	160 x 50 x 230 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 4 1.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows ME, 2000 Professional, XP Home, Professional, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source

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